Check book



Aug. 141, 1923. 11,464,616

4 J. J. OBRIEN CHECK BOOK Filed Sept. 11 1920 ll q El PHINBFIELIJBANK SPRINGFIELD PAY "I'D IluLLAz s TNVENT 1:! R

Patented Aug. 14, 119233.,

Lttatilt JOSEPH d. OBJRJIEN, 0F SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Application filed September 11, 1920. Serial Ito. 409,701.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that Josnrn J. Bmnn, a citizen of the United States of America, res siding at Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Check Books, of which the following is a specification.

his invention relates to improvements in check books and .particularly check books for pocket use, and consists in the provision of: a check book with a blotter hinged to the longitudinal side thereof to fold against the face of the check to blot the completed blank and to act as a finder for enabling the user toquickly locate the next succeeding check to be used. Provision is also made for facilitating the separation of the bod of the blank from the attaching tab thereo With the above and other objects in view this invention relates to certain new and useful constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, clearly described in the following specification and fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1. is a plan vie-w showing the blotter in its open position.

Figure 2 is an edge view showing the blotter in its folded position.

Figure 3 is an end edge view thereof.

, Referring to the accompanying drawings A designates one wing of the cover and B the other wing, which] are connected to each other by hinge 'oints A. A series of leaves providing checl: blanks C are secured by their left edge portions A and B in the'usual manner. In the checkbook shown a second series of leaves in the form of memorandum sheets D are also hinged in like manner to fold to the left of the sheets C against the inner face of the cover section B for purpose of making notes of checksdrawn and removed from the book. These features of construction are well known and no claim is made thereon.

A blotter E is hinged by an attaching strip F to the cover portion A so as to fold along a longitudinal line parallel with the book over the face of the check blanks C, the attaching strip F being located along the upper longitudinal edge of the book and to the cover sections edge portion of being somewhat shorter than the cover section A, and to slightly roject at its right hand edge portion lateradly of the adjacent edges of the leaves C. The leaves G are provided with tear lines or perforated portions G, and slits G on the upper and lower edge portions thereof, located in line with the perforated or tear line Gr so that the blanks may be more easily torn from the book, the slits G and Gr providing a start for the tear portion When a check is to be drawn it is completed in the usual manner with the blotter E swung laterally thereof as shown in Figure 1 and when the check has been written the blotter is swung as in the position shown in Figures 2 and 3, so as to blot the ink with which the check is written. The blotter is then swung laterally on the hinge stri F and the written check is then detached. E be blotter is then returned to its normal position against the blanks C so that when the book is again opened the user will be readily able to locate the proper position.

Having described my invention 1 claim:

A money check book comprising a series of leaves bound to each other to provide an end opening and closing movement, a cover comprising two smtions bound to the leaves to permit of an end opening and closing movement, the cover being longer and wider than the leaves so asto project endwise and sidewise thereof, certain of said leaves providing account sheets and certain other of the leaves providing check blanks, the check blanks being formed with a transverse weakening line disposed parallel to the hinged joint therein, each'check blank being provided with a slot at each end of its weakening line, said slot extending through the the check blank, a blotter adapted to fold over the end of the check blanks and a flexible hinge connecting the blotter to the inside of the back section of the cover so that said blotter will fold over one of the check blanks and its inner edge will register with the weakening line thereof,

the outer edge of the blotter projecting endwise of the check blanks.

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